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| Name | Team | Age |
| Ernie Cain |  Kansas City Royals |
28 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 21 (2020) |
RF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Bobby Doerr League | 0 | 3 years (2 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/14/2000 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2020 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2026 | KC | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .649 | .345 | .304 | .174 |
| 2027 | KC | 97 | 305 | 39 | 94 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 30 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .879 | .371 | .508 | .308 |
| 2028 | KC | 111 | 359 | 43 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 76 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .748 | .336 | .412 | .256 |
| Total | 231 | 687 | 86 | 190 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 91 | 75 | 139 | 21 | 19 | 2 | .803 | .352 | .451 | .277 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2027-09-24 | Ernie Cain of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 2026-03-25 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ernie Cain to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Joe Mercer to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Dave Jones for assignment. |
| 2025-04-01 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Julio LeBourveau to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ernie Cain to the minors. |
| 2025-03-25 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ernie Cain to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Cy Plympton to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Jerry Bosch to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Tom Cooper for assignment. |
| 2020-04-04 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Johnny Meyer to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ernie Cain to the minors. |
| 2020-04-02 | The Kansas City Royals have auto-promoted Ernie Cain to the major leagues. |